Meerkat Simples!!!

The challenge over at Delightful Sketches this week is Vintage/Distressed and I had the perfect card to do for a friend who is into Meerkats. I am loving doing distressing at the moment so anything I can do using the process is fabulous. 

I distressed a sqaure card using frayed burlap and Vintage Photo from the Tim Holtz Ranger distressed ink. I then used the meerkat stamps from Joanna Sheen at Crafters Companion.  I stamped this using Old paper also from the Tim Holtz ranger collection and then distressed this using antique linen to give it the sandy look.  I then matted this onto brown cardstock from the Old Mill Paper Shop and stamped the sentiment in Rustic Hinge Tim Holtz distressed ink.   I am entering this into the

 Delightful Sketches: Challenge Vintage/Distressed

Last night I had a lovely stampin up five cards for £5 evening and so I will put up the cards we made later. It was a fantastic evening held by Pat Caulder and Kate Longford, so a massive thank you to them.  Off to do some more cards for some other challenges.

Love Bex xxxx